How To Be Successful In Life – 5 Simple Guidelines For Success

Success is something we all strive for – be it success from our careers, our business ventures or our family life and relationships. We all want to achieve our dreams and live the life that makes us happy but success can be hard to attain. Unfortunately in a world full of success-driven people, only very few actually get exactly what they want.

Although there are really no hard rules for success, there are certain actions that have been proven time and time again to increase one’s chances of succeeding.

My 5 Most Favorite Success Tips

I have put together below a list of some of my favorite tips on how to be successful in life. I have picked up these tips over the years from reading books and listening to experiences of successful people and I slowly integrated these tips them into my life. I have found them really helpful, I hope they become as helpful to you too.

1. Define Your Goals

We all have a different definition of success and making your very own clear definition is the first step towards your journey towards it. What is certain is that you will not find success if you are unsure of what it “being successful” actually means to you.

Simply put, you need to be clear of where you want to go to or what you want to achieve. As they say, the clearer the goal you have, the easier it can be achieved. Better still write them down and refer to them frequently.

2. Surround Yourself With Positive People

Take a look at the people that you currently surround yourself with. What are they like? Are they successful, ambitious, positive and fulfilled? Or are they pessimistic, lazy, miserable and sad?

Attitudes are infectious so, the attitude, outlook and actions of the people that you associate or interact with on a regular basis have a very significant influence on your attitude and actions.

Therefore it is extremely important to surround yourself with people who inspire you and challenge you to become better. As they say, you are likely to become like the people you spend time with the most.

3. Learn To Visualize

Once your have clearly defined your goals this is the next step. I recall a quote that said: “The body won’t go where the mind has not gone to first.”.

Visualization is a way to allow your mind to see your future and your goals. It is very powerful because it can physiologically mimic a true sensory experience without any actual external stimuli.

Experts would often say that visualizing is the key to realizing; because the more a person visualizes what he want, the better chance of success he will have. So take the time to learn the art and skill of visualizing and you will see how helpful this simple exercise can be.

4. Always Be Grateful

I refer to the quote “When one is grateful, he is planting the seeds of success.” Being grateful is a huge part of becoming a successful person no matter where you are in life, you need to know how to find the best in things and be grateful for them.

People who are naturally inclined to be grateful have been found to rebound faster emotionally from negative events. This means that maintaining a spirit of gratefulness could greatly help you hurdle through life’s obstacles.

Be thankful for all the things you have today, and you will be thankful for more things tomorrow. To summarize, remember to focus on your successes and be grateful for them!

5. Commit To Never Giving Up

You must remember that success will never come automatically. What separates the great from the rest, is not just their dreams they have but also in how they deal with the inevitable difficulties in life. You must never give up if you desire success. If you give up too soon, you will never find the success that you have been hankering for.

So from the very start, make sure to commit yourself to never giving up no matter what. When you reach a point where you feel like you want to give up or you are about to give up, think about how your huge break-through is just around the corner.

All the successful people you know were once failures, but they did not give up and they know exactly that if they continued, they will achieve success, and they did. So press on!

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4 Comments »

Success is food to healthy life. Its something required for everything whether its for Name, Fame, Money or Satisfaction. One should decide its goals and start working day & night to fulfil the same for a joyful and satisfactory life.

What a great post. I think using visualization in our goals is key! I also found immense benefit from the support of a coach, who helped me see past blocks I didn’t realize I even had. I read a quote on a site that said ‘The definition you’ve placed on yourself – or have allowed others to place on you – is precisely why you have what you have, do what you do, are what you are and act how you act’. (Source: http://www.FTRnation.com). Talk about a wake up call. And wake up I did!! Since then I’ve accomplished more in a year than I have in the last ten. I love that you include surround yourself with positive people. I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the wisdom!